Building clamp



Dec. 19, 1922.

ARBAUGH ET AL.

BUILDING CLAMP.

Fu; JAN, 16, 1922 Patented Dec. i9, i922.

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HARVEY A. 'ARBAUG-' AND RGSE E. KEENE 0F PORTLAND, INDIANA.

. BUILDING CLAMP.

Application filed January 16, 1922. Serial No. 529449.

To all {LU/tom t may concer/a:

Be it known that we, Hinvrgy Annit'oii and Rosin F. KEENE, both citizens of the United States, residing in the city ot Fortland, in the county of Jay, State lof Indiana, have invented new and useful Building Clamps, ot' which the follow-ingv is a full, clear, and comprehensivespecification and exposition, the same being such as will enable others to make and use the same with exactitude.

rllhe object ot' this invention, broadly speaking, is to provide permanent clamps for securing` together certain parts inthe construction 01"' buildings or the like, the same beingv strongv and durable in construc tion, positive in action, easily app-lied in operative condition and which can be manufacplastic material, such for instance as thatv covered kin Letters Patent No. 1,364,004, dated December28, 1920. also tor securing in spaced relation and in alinement two or more moulded blocks or the like, and for various other purposes for which the construction is found to be applicable.

The preferred means for carrying out the principles of our invention shown in the accompanying drawincs, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation or a section ot our invention alone, as looking in the direction indicated by the arrow on the line 1-1 of Figure l. Figure 2 is a perspective view of a section'oi our invention as in assembled condition, but without showing the parts to be secured thereby. Figure 3 is a side. elevation, taken as looking in the direction denoted by the arrow on line 3-.3 of Fig. 4, with the element removed which said line crosses. cross section as taken through our' clamp and the two elements connected thereby.

Similar indices denote like parts throughout the several views.

ln order that the construction, the operation, and the advantages of our invention- And Figure l is a horizontal or Referring now to the drawings in detail: Letter A. denotes a composite or other building bloem-'they usually being set up one upon the other forming a vert-ical wall orpartition. Letter denotesv one of the yvertical rone of said members includes the base or central part 1, the parallel side members 2 and 8, and the outer triangular fla-nge members 4 and 5, all of which are formed integral with ,each othery from asingle piece of sheet metal.

ln like manner the consort or companion member includes the base or central portion 6, the parallel sides 7 and 8, and the outer l triangular flange members 9' and 10, all of which are likewiseformed integral with each other from a single piece of sheet metal, the same as the companion member firstmentioned.

ln practice the wooden false-frame, of which the member B is a part, is set upl 1n the usual manner. rlhe two U-shaped members, are set up in connection with the outer edges of the members B. The blocks A are next set up, with the edges thereof which are Vtoward the trame inserted between the llanges l and 9, the member B at this time being located between the flanges l and 5.

vEither afterwards or whilethe blocks A arebeing1 set up in position the screws 12 are inserted, preferably as follows: A. hold of the size to receive the stem of the screw 12 is formed through the center of the part 1, and a smaller hole, to receive the point ot the screw is formed through the rcenter ot the part 6. The screw 12 may now be inserted, lirst through the aperture in the part l and then by turning the screw and applying the proper pressure thereto the threads ofthe screw will cut-their-way through the part 6, forming threadsL whereby as the screw is tightened the parts 1 and 6 will be drawn toward each other thereby causing the flanges 5 and `10 to tightly engage the frame vB and the liangesl and 9 toy tightly engage the block A, thereby aligning'the wall and the frame and locking them 1n spaced relations to each other, asis shown in Fig. 4.

A.. plurality of the screws 12 may be em ployed, the number depending on .the lengths which the U-shaped member are eX- tended.

lt is also evident that the side members 2, 3, T and S may be of less length in proportion to that shown or, What would amount to the same, the members and B may be of greater thickness, in which events it will only be required to employ screws of greater length than that shown.

The U-shaped members may. of course, be made in any length desired: Extending the full length of the door or Window or other opening; or if used between blocks then the length may be equal to the vertical dimension ot the blocks; or any other length may be used to meet the required conditions.

It may also be understood that after the false 'frame is` secured as shown, then the true frame may be secured thereto and the casing oi'n the true tramey may extend out covering the spaces between the members 2-3 and 7 8, o r said spaces may be otherwise covered and plastered over, or they may be filled if desired.

It is hereby understood that various changes may be made in the several details of construction from that herein shown and described and in the size, proportions, and

the application of our inyention to the sei'- eral uses to which it maybe put, Without departing from the spirit of rthe invention and Without sacrificing any o the adi/'antaLfes thereof which are nen* and use-tui.

daring non' Yfully shown and described our invention, what We claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent oit the United States, is-

Building clamps to be employed in pairs with the members oppositely disposed with relation to each other, each member being substantially U-sliaped in cross section, each member having a central portion, two side portions, and tiro flange portionsmy the lzinges being parallel with the central 'poi1H tionpand the side portions beingYV parallel with each' other and at right angles 'to the other portion, and means -for adjustably securing` the two members together alter they have been located in operative position.

HARVEY A. A RBAUGH. ROSE E. KEENE. 

